Liberal media explodes on Troy Aikman over 'misogynistic' comment on Monday Night Football

FOX NFL analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman discusses Tom Brady's retirement and his new beer brand on 'Fox & Friends'

Liberal journalists erupted that Troy Aikman was sexist after the "Monday Night Football" commentator remarked on a controversial penalty that it was time to "take the dresses off" with regard to excessive roughing-the-passer calls.

During Monday’s Kansas City Chiefs-Las Vegas Raiders game, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones appeared to sack Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, forcing a fumble and recovering the ball. But, because Jones landed on Carr as he made the play, officials dropped a flag for roughing the passer. 

"I hope that the competition committee looks at this during the set of meetings, and we take the dresses off," Aikman said on ESPN, seemingly upset by the call. 

Shortly thereafter, left-leaning members of the media voiced their disgust with Aikman’s choice of words. 

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Troy Aikman #8, Quarterback for UCLA Bruins calls the play during a college football game against Cal in October 1988 at the California Memorial Stadium. (Otto Greule Jr /Allsport/Getty Images)

Yahoo! Sports writer Ryan Young immediately wrote about the penalty and Aikman’s commentary, calling his comment "offensive, cringy and lazy."

"Aikman is far from alone in wanting the NFL to adjust the rules surrounding this type of play. Former head coaches Tony Dungy and Sean Payton called for it on Twitter almost immediately after the play Monday night," Young wrote. "Yet Aikman using a sexist trope to make a point was offensive, cringy and lazy. The Hall of Famer, after more than two decades in the broadcast booth, should know better by